Republished with permission. Chapter 29 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Australian artist Jenny Dodson, whose family background includes Dutch heritage, has created works that draw on the cultural imagery of the Netherlands. One of her notable pieces is Monochrome (2025): tribute to my Dutch heritage, Read more
Early life in Amsterdam Early life in the Netherlands Pieter Robert (Robby) Boele van Hensbroek was born in Amsterdam on 18 October 1920 to André Boele van Hensbroek and Jo Sluiter. He grew up with Read more
In the spring of 1955, the Broekman family became part of the great wave of postwar Dutch emigration. That year, young cook Bert Broekman joined the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland to work aboard the emigrant ship Read more